Aston Villa v Brentford

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Aston Villa will be keen to return to their home surroundings of Villa Park for Saturday afternoon's clash with Brentford following Wednesday night's 4-1 capitulation against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, while Brentford were involved in a second stalemate on the trot on Wednesday night as they held Bournemouth to a 0-0 draw at home which extended The Bees' winless run to eight games in the Premier League, leaving the visitors sitting in 15th place in the table.

Following a previously impressive three-match winning streak in the top flight which consisted of victories gained over Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Luton Town, Aston Villa have produced a bit of a mixed bag of results in subsequent weeks as the west midlands hosts have picked up just one win from their last four games.

A solid 2-0 home win against west midlands rivals Wolves has been outweighed by losses at the hands of Tottenham and Manchester City but nevertheless, Aston Villa still remain in fourth place and currently hold the last of the Champions League spots prior to this Saturday's encounter against Brentford.

However, with Tottenham now just two points behind them, Villa know they must grab all three points against Brentford on Saturday with striker Ollie Watkins facing his former club and looking to add to his 16-goal tally.

Brentford have steadied the ship somewhat in recent games either side of the international break as the London club have picked up points in draws with Manchester United and Brighton, both of which were achieved on home soil at their Gtech Community Stadium.

The visitors possess a useful five-point buffer between themselves and the relegation zone but having failed to win any of their last eight matches overall in the Premier League which includes slipping to a total of five defeats within this period as well, The Bees look to have their work cut out when they make their way to the west midlands on Saturday afternoon.

Defeats at the hands of Liverpool, Manchester City, West Ham, Arsenal and Burnley have resulted in Brentford nervously looking over their shoulder at the relegation battle below them and the visitors know they face a tough task on the weekend which could dump the London outfit further in trouble.

The bigger picture shows Brentford have collected just two wins from their last 17 matches overall in the Premier League which is indeed a terrible record and one that consists of 12 defeats as well.

Aston Villa v Brentford Verdict

Aston Villa will be relieved at returning to Villa Park for this upcoming encounter where the hosts will be eager to set the record straight as Unai Emery's side look to return to winning ways.

Villa striker Ollie Watkins looks a decent price at notching the first goal against his former club.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.40

Ollie Watkins First Goalscorer @ 4.75